Java
Switching to Dynamic Languages
Travis Jensen details his dynamic language shootout when going through the process of switching what they code their user interfaces in.
In the end, these are the features that we felt were most important: the interaction between Java and the selected language, the IDE support, the learning curve, existing web frameworks, and the existing community support [...]
Groovy
Some interesting snippets on Groovy, Rails needs Components, RIA Frameworks compared and faster WebTest (via Raible Designs). Interesting comment from one of the commenters who says:
Until Groovy stops being a random grab-bag of semi-coherent features and develops into a well-defined language with a spec, it’s not going to challenge Java in any domain other than [...]
James Weaver’s JavaFX Blog
Just launched - James Weaver’s JavaFX Blog - perfect for a quick introduction and tutorials for JavaFX.
The applet is dead….long live the applet
A slightly confusing (and not quite accurate) post title, but at the 2007 JavaOne Conference a week ago, Sun have announced JavaFX - a scripting language designed to work across the spectrum of mobile, web, tv and desktop apps. Their demos all run off JavaWebStart, hence the post title. Presumably the announcement has been due [...]
Ruby on Rails - BCS lecture 26th April 07 - Rubbish!
I went to the BCS lecture this month, this time on Ruby on Rails. Now I’m no Ruby programmer or a regular presenter, but have been to a fair few Ruby presentations (aimed also at technical users) and thought that this one was pretty awful - I wouldn’t normally blog this, but I had to [...]
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